New York State
Government
Capitol Watch: Budget Hearings To Start Amid Medicaid Woes
ALBANY — Public negotiations over New York’s budget are set to begin amid worries about another round of Medicaid cuts. Heads of state agencies, lobbyists and members of the public will start to offer input …
Government
NY Taxpayers Could Donate To Abortion Access Fund Under Bill
ALBANY — New York taxpayers could decide to contribute to a fund that helps pay for abortions under a proposed bill. State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblymember Karines Reyes say their bill would create an …
Government
Cuomo Kicks Off Census Awareness Campaign
ALBANY – New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off the State’s campaign to make sure every New Yorker is counted in the upcoming 2020 Census this week. The Governor hosted the State’s first Census …
Government
State To Fund Several Local Road Repair Projects This Spring
JAMESTOWN – New York State will fund several local road repair projects this spring. Officials say in total, $151 million dollars in funding will be allocated statewide part of the PAVE NY Initiative. In Chautauqua …
Courts
Coalition Of States Sue Over Rules Governing 3D-Printed Guns
WASHINGTON — Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a federal regulation that could allow blueprints for making guns on 3D printers to be posted on the …
Government
NY Governor’s Budget Includes Host Of Laws He Wants Passed
ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a $178 billion budget proposal this week alongside a host of laws he wants to pass — from allowing e-bikes to a ban on single-use Styrofoam containers. …
Courts
New Sentencing Ordered For Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court upheld former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction Tuesday but ordered a resentencing after reversing the conviction on some charges. The ruling by a three-judge panel …
Government
Cuomo’s Favorability Up, Support For New Bail Reform Down, According To New Poll
JAMESTOWN – A new poll has found New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s favorability rate has increased, although support for new bail reforms passed by the state is dwindling. The Siena College Poll found that at …
Elections
Cuomo Set To Announce Special Election Despite Legal Fight
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears ready to set an April 28 special election — the same day as the state’s presidential primary — to fill a congressional seat left vacant by a western New …
Education
NY Graduation Rate Improves Ahead Of Review Of Requirements
BUFFALO — New York’s high school graduation rate continued to edge upward in 2019 ahead of a review and possible revision of diploma requirements, education officials said Thursday. The overall graduation rate was 83.4%, up …
